Friday marked the launch of the EIU Effingham County Alumni and Friends Advocacy Group. EIU, in partnership with Paul Koerner of Koerner Distributor and other community leaders, launched the group. […]
Author: Greg Sapp
Ruth Whitley, 89, of Effingham, IL passed away on February 25, 2026, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Johnson […]
A district judge sentenced an Olney man to 28 years in federal prison after he admitted to producing child pornography of a 13-year-old minor. Joseph Jared St. Pierre, 37, pleaded […]
EFFINGHAM COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (ECEMA) in collaboration with the National Weather Service in Lincoln will be holding a Severe Storm Spotter Training Class on Tuesday, March 10, at 6:30 […]
Marilyn “Biff” Joy Sproat, age 92, of the Lutheran Care Center, Altamont, Illinois, formerly of St. Elmo, passed away at 12:06 p.m. on Wednesday February 25, 2026, at HSHS St. […]
10 additional criminal charges have been filed against Montrose resident Dakota “Cody” Czerwonka. The 32-year-old Czerwonka had been arrested in January for grooming and sexual exploitation of a child. The […]
Marjorie O. Phipps, 87, of Greenup, IL passed away at 6:03 pm on Wednesday February 25, 2026, at her residence. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Wednesday March […]